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In July last year my life was changed forever when I witnessed a healing. I know miracles happen every day, but Thomas’ healing story has many layers. The momentous healing occurred at Dr Eric Pearl’s inaugural New Zealand training seminar for “The Reconnection” in Auckland last year. I was an attending trainee.

Having read Eric’s book, been Reconnected and experienced Reconnective Healing, I could not report anything particularly earth shattering. But I forged on, ‘just in case’.

Trained in healing already, I remained fairly sceptical about claims that “The Reconnection” was new, different and real, furthermore I was engaged in writing a book and exploring another healing modality which was an unwelcome distraction. Still, my thinking seems noticeably clearer lately, I was acting more assuredly and long-standing allergies and other health issues were beginning to drop away. I was not entirely ready to attribute this to The Reconnection, but the sudden change in me did seem quite profound. So I was propelled by curiosity to seek further proof.

It was not long in coming. Even Eric Pearl’s introductory “Essence of Healing” evening exceeded my expectations. Eric is not only a confi dent, entertaining speaker with a wicked sense of humour but, a no nonsense truth seeker who does not waste time on “puffery”. Without delay, he selected two women with frozen shoulders from the large gathering. One happened to be a friend, so I knew the plague of her shoulder injury. The other could not lift either arm above shoulder height.

Within minutes, each could clasp their hands above their head. This was undoubtedly impressive, but it was witnessing the healing of damaged nerves in Thomas’ claw-like fi st that really clinched it for me.

Thomas had not been able to accomplish even the simplest of tasks with his left hand since a guy bit it in a road rage incident four years ago. He had grown accustomed to eating, shaving and writing with his right hand. Now, after brief attention from Eric, he was opening and closing his fi st perfectly. He was clearly incredulous and I heard him mutter “what about my foot mate?” Eric appeared to ignore this entreaty and Thomas limped off the stage. Next morning, as we gathered for day one of the seminar, my most pressing concern was the state of Thomas’ hand. Would he still have the use of it, after a night’s sleep? Eric appeared far more nonchalant as he asked Thomas how his hand was doing. A fully functioning hand was thrust in the air and an excited Thomas added that he had also been able to don a shoe and walk without a limp for the fi rst time since dropping a steel bar on his foot. I realised then, that Eric had ignored Thomas’ foot the day before to illustrate how healing continues without the ongoing presence of the practitioner.

Obviously Eric has witnessed many amazing healings since fi rst encountering these frequencies, but

it was great to hear similar stories from other Reconnective Healing practitioners. We had plenty of experience working with the frequencies ourselves, seeing and feeling that we were actually accessing something tangible and different. It was an enlightening four days but I left a little disappointed at not meeting Thomas to talk further. However, that soon changed. A new journey unfolded a couple of weeks later, when I was asked to interview him in Whangarei.

Thomas’ story:Four years ago, I was attacked by a van-load of guys who overtook my car and forced me to stop. As I defended myself, one of them bit my hand and it became infected. The incident was very stressful and the infection spread, poisoning my blood. Then, possibly because of this, I had six heart attacks during one night about nine weeks later. I fl at-lined and should have been dead, but to the surprise of the hospital staff I recovered. Life continued until another tragedy struck. My twin brother died. We were extremely close, so it left a huge void and I began searching for answers. Then he started communicating with me, through others at fi rst, but now directly. He led me to The Reconnection. A friend was lent a copy of Eric Pearl’s book and, when she opened it, she recognised my brother’s voice declaring “this is not for you to read. I want you to give this book to my brother.” And so the book came into my hands. It says in the book that some people receive the frequencies simply by reading the words. This was my experience, and I began using it on my children and family.

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There are no

coincidences

by Gill Hughes

Two years later, Chrissy felt drawn to pick up a copy of Rainbow News, and saw Eric was running a training seminar in New Zealand. It seemed ‘meant to be’. I was so excited and eager to go, but wondered how we would afford it. Chrissy was adamant, “you will be going”. She spoke to the kids and they agreed. It was a big expense for us, but the money just appeared. We were so grateful to the people who allowed us to reschedule bills etc. So that is how I recovered the use of my hand. But many other interesting events have happened, along the way. I was reminded of one, when they mentioned at the seminar how time does not exist. I woke up from a dream one night, covered in sweat and frightened after seeing fl ashing lights and an intensive care scene where someone was being kept alive on life support. I saw the faces of the attendants, but not the patient. When I awoke in hospital myself, after my heart attacks, I realised the person on life support was me. And the faces of the nursing staff and other patients, were the faces in my dream. I tried to explain this to the hospital staff, but they called in psychiatrists. But, there was one incident in my dream I thought might convince them. I had seen a patient’s son enter the ward playing a guitar and singing a love song. I encouraged the staff and doctors to be in the ward at 10.30am on the morning I expected the young man with the guitar to appear. As predicted, he turned up, direct from the Cook Islands, singing and strumming his guitar. They knew I was not crazy then.

My presence at the seminar was not accidental. My life is transformed. People are phoning, out of the blue, looking for healing. The Reconnection

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Gill Hughes is a Reconnective Healing practitioner, Life Coach and writer. She lives on Wellington’s Kapiti Coast. Gill received her Reconnective Healing training from Eric Pearl, and is also qualifi ed to facilitate The Reconnection. She is currently writing a book of stories from people who work with their intuitive ability. The message she wants to convey is that we are all intuitive.

For more information contact Gill by phone: (04) 902 2392 or (021) 066 1522, by email: gill.h@clear.net.nz or visit: www.reconnectionpractitioners.co.nz

is a gift from the Universe to be shared. As the book cover says “heal others, heal yourself”. Every time I put my hands to someone, I benefi t. It is making me a better person. Healing work is my destiny. I have needed to be hit over the head a few times to get the message, but have fi nally left my regular job of many years to devote myself to it.

A greater purposeIt seems all the events in Thomas’ life were leading him to recognise and surrender to his life purpose as a healer. To this end, Thomas’ brother requested he give his story to a person he would soon meet, who was writing a book. Thomas thought little of it, until he overheard me telling his wife and friend about my book writing. He then passed on his brother’s message and stated confi dently “the person I am to give my story to is you.” If I was destined to write Thomas’ story, encouragement was clearly needed. I was not driven to embrace Reconnective Healing or to attend Eric’s seminar. I believed my course was set in a different direction. Yet I haltingly took every step on that journey to ultimately witness Thomas’ healing and write about it. I felt free choice was always mine, but I did wonder why I was changing my direction.

Does this demonstrate a lack of free will? I think not. It seems, as awareness unfolds, we become increasingly drawn to follow the voice of our soul. In this way, we live in alignment with higher consciousness, creating greater fl ow, joy and enrichment in our lives and allowing us to be of greater service.

Wendy Speight – AucklandPh: 09 294 9292 or 021 394 593

R.H Practitioner